When the Victorian Constitution was approved by the United Kingdom in 1855, Victoria’s bicameral legislature was established. This sparked the need for the Parliament House. By the end of the year, construction of the Chambers began based on the Neoclassical design of John Knight and Peter Kerr. Four phases were competed through 1892 and the fifth was added in 1929. Except for the years 1901 through 1927 when occupied by the Parliament of Australia, this Victorian Heritage Register building has served the Parliament of Victoria. The governmental body consists of the Queen, Victoria’s governor, 88 members of the lower house and 40 in the upper house.
